Sample Full Time Bachelor’s to PhD Plan of Study Year 1=24 cr Summer Year 1 Fall Year 1 Spring Year 1 N7010 Biostatistical Foundations for Health N7160 Scientific Foundations for Adv P_HLTH 7952 Research Methods in Researchers (3 cr) Nursing (4 cr) Public Health OR N8910 Translational Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (3 cr) N7087 Leadership/Technology Institute (1cr) #N7110 Adv Nursing Roles & Professional Communication (3 cr) P_HLTH 8420 Principles of Epidemiology N9131 Responsible Conduct/Research (1 cr) OR Nursing Applied Science (3 cr) Nursing Applied Science OR #N8100 Epidemiology (3 cr) N8170 Public Health, Sociocultural Issues, & Health Policy (3 cr)
1 week residency required 4 Day residency required in April Total Credit Hours: 5 Total Credit Hours: 10 Total Credit Hours: 9 Year 2=22 cr Summer Year 2 Fall Year 2 Spring Year 2 N8900 Research Practicum (3 cr) N8020 Intermediate Statistical Methods N9132 Writing Research Proposals: Skill for Health Researchers (3 cr) Building (3 cr)
%N9410 Advanced Quantitative Research N9420 Qualitative Methods (3 cr) Methods OR Substantive Science (3 cr) Adv Statistics OR Substantive Science N9120 Philosophical & Theoretical Basis OR Adv Research Methods Option for Research (3 cr) (3 cr)
Total Credit Hours: 3 Total Credit Hours: 9 4 Day residency required in April Total Credit Hours: 9 Year 3=21-24 cr Summer Year 3 Fall Year 3 Spring Year 3 N9710 Adv Research Practicum (3 cr) N9100 State of the Science (3 cr) Substantive Science OR Adv Statistics OR Adv Research Methods Option (3 cr) Optional: #N8425 Participatory Approaches Collateral OR %N9410 Advanced to Health/Health Systems OR N8002 Quantitative Research Methods OR Collateral (3 cr) Topics Psychometrics (3 cr) Adv Qualitative Research Methods Collateral (3 cr) Option (3 cr)
N9710 Adv Research Practicum (3 cr) 4 Day residency required in April Total Credit Hours: 3-6 Total Credit Hours: 9 Total Credit Hours: 9 Year 4=12 cr Summer Year 4 Fall Year 4 Spring Year 4 N9090 Research in Nursing* (2 cr) N9090 Research in Nursing* (2-5 cr) N9090 Research in Nursing* (2-5 cr) %N9410 is required in Year 3 if not taken in Year 2; #N8100 is pre-requisite for N8425; *Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 cr of N9090. Depending upon the research design, methods, & time allocated by the student, the dissertation phase may be spread across 12 to 24 months Advanced Statistics options: N8002 Topics: Structural Equation Modeling; N9020: Hierarchical Linear Modeling Advanced Qualitative Research Methods options: N8002 Topics: Mixed Methods Research in Healthcare; N8002 Topics: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Seminar; N9560 Qualitative Systematic Reviews Advanced Quantitative Research Methods options: N8002 Topics: Design/Implementation/Evaluation of Health Interventions; N8002 Topics: Psychometrics; N8425 Participatory Approaches to Health & Health Systems; N9550 Meta- Analysis Research; FCMD 8424 Comparative Effectiveness Research Substantive Science Options: N8720 Symptom Management in Acute/Chronic Illness; N8830 Informatics Application & Innovation in HC Systems; N9450 Social Determinants of Health; N9460 Health Behavior Theories & Interventions Educator Options: N8854 Teaching Strategies in Nursing; N8864 Curriculum Development In Nursing; N8950 Teaching Nursing Practicum; N8954 Distance Mediated Teaching Nursing Practicum Leadership/Health System Innovation Options: N8820 Healthcare Financial Management; N8830 Informatics Application & Innovation in HC Systems; N8840 Nursing Leadership, Innovation & Entrepreneurship; N8860 Organizations & Human Resource Management in Nursing English Language Support Program Options for International Students: ELSP 0100 Grammar & Composition I; ELSP 0200 Reading & Vocabulary; ESLP 0300 Grammar & Composition II; ELSP 0400 Oral Communication Refer to Summary of PhD Course Offerings & Teaching Rotations for course availability.